Tree path 12 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation › Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation › with Bd3 › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3
C18

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3

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Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3 is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C18.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It begins with 14 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Qc7 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3, part of the broader French Defense system.

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ECO code
C18
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
14
Parent
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3

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Statistics from Lichess

6,582 games · White 46.9% / Draw 4.7% / Black 48.4%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Nf32,764
Bd21,359
Qg41,167
f4535
Ne2224
a4115
h482
Be378

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:56:43

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